Tower Shaped Casket
12th century
Artists
Description
Four iron feet, each different from the other. One is a bolt which penetrates through to the interior of the casket. Nails project inside the lid from the top of the lockplate. Two hinges. Brass handle with five lobes. Spots of wax? inside lid of box.
Dimensions
28 x 22.5 x 22.5 cm (11 x 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.) height with handle: 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Duke of Brunswick,by descent through family. [Goldschmidt Galleries], sold; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1930.
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